AAP to launch ‘Jai Kisan Abhiyan’ in Haryana
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18/02/2015
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Hindu (New Delhi)
Holding the BJP governments at the Centre and in Haryana responsible for a four-pronged attack on the farmers and landowners, senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Yogendra Yadav on Tuesday declared that a “Jai Kisan Abhiyan” would be launched across the State from February 21. During the campaign, the party leaders and workers will make representations before district officials and present a salt bag to all the Members of Parliament to remind them of their responsibility towards the people.
Addressing a press conference, Mr Yadav said the farmers in particular have been hit hard by four anti-people decisions of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre and the Manohar Lal Khattar government in Haryana.
Mr. Yadav said the four things which have impacted the farmers of Haryana are shortage of urea, their not getting the promised minimum support price for their produce, changes brought about in the Land Acquisition Bill through an ordinance and the Haryana Government’s lowering of the acquisition rates through a notification issued on November 4.
Mr. Yadav charged that urea shortage across the country was the result of a decision taken by the Modi government. “It is not that there is shortage of urea in the country due to a natural calamity or industrial failure, but farmers are suffering because the Modi government stopped urea import after coming to power. The imports dropped from nearly 44 lakh tonnes in June-October 2013 to just 17.5 lakh tonnes in the same period in 2014.
He wondered if this was done to deregulate urea and to bring the private players into the sector and sought a judicial probe into the matter.
As far as the MSP goes, Mr Yadav urged the BJP to keep its promise of paying 50 per cent over cost to the farmers in Haryana. “In reality, the procurement rates have gone up by a mere 1 to 2 per cent over last year, which means that considering inflation it has actually come down.”